Famous people · Forest Prairie Township
Born near Forest Prairie Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Eugene McCarthy, born in Watkins, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gale Sondergaard, with articles in 48 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Forest Prairie Township. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Gale Sondergaard
Best known
Gale Sondergaard
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Forest Prairie Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Forest Prairie Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Donald Rudolph
1921–2006United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Alfred Robertson
1892–1948American football, basketball, and baseball player
Alvin Ganzer
1911–2009American television director, television producer and screenwriter
Lyle G. Abeln
born 1945American politician – Minnesota -House 1975-78 (District 38B)
Sister Marie Inez Hilger
1891–1977American Benedictine nun; anthropologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest Prairie Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Gale Sondergaard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene McCarthy: Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Decker: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann D. Montgomery: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Rudolph: Pyro3138, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Arnold Haugland: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons